Furniture Design Studio (20 cr)
Code: AM00CM63-3002
General information
Enrollment
06.05.2024 - 30.08.2024
Timing
05.09.2024 - 13.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
20 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Institute of Design and Fine Arts (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design
Teachers
- Sari Anttonen
- Harri Kalliomäki
Scheduling groups
- Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Itsenäinen (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
MLTISIK22K
Small groups
- Lecture 1
- 1
Learning outcomes
This studio course includes the following parts and their respective learning goals:
Designing Furniture (10 ECTS)
The student is able to
- recognize and analyze the functional, structural and aesthetic requirements for furniture products
- use the process of furniture design and utilize model making as a method of design
- apply the principles of ergonomics and user-centric design to the design of furniture
- design appropriate furniture solutions to complement an interior design
- draft industry-standard manufacturing drawings with required measurement notation.
Manufacture of Furniture (10 ECTS)
The student is able to
- take the requirements of manufacture into account when designing furniture products
- design furniture that are both economically and ecologically viable to manufacture
- choose commonly used materials and structures in their design
- draft manufacturing guidelines and CAD drawings of their design.
Assessment scale
1-5